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DOROTHY ROUND
How She Beat Mlle Payot
(Special Air Mall Service)
London, July 4.
Miss Dorothy Round played very Impressive lawn tennis to-day in beating Mile, L. Payos. the Swiss champion, to reach the Wimble- don semi-final And Miss Helen Jacobs, the American girl, defeat- ed Fraulein Aussen, the German, in 35 minutes. To-day's matches, in order of the draw were:
Miss D. E. Round (Great Britain) beat Mile. L. Payot (Switzerland) 8-4, 6-2
Miss Sarah Palfrey (US.A.) v. Mme, R. Mathieu (France).
Miss Helen Jacobs (USA) beat
(Germany) Aussem Fraullen C. BD, B-2.
Miss J. Hartigan (Australia) v. Miss M. Berlyen (Great Bri tala).
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For this occasion Court One be- came of greater interest than the Centre, Miss Round and Miss Serl- ven both "played there.
Mme Mathieu, reached the Wim- bledon semi-laai in 1930 and 1931.. the final in 1932 and the last eight In 1933,
"
Miss Jacobs had never previous- ly played Fri Aussero. In the ear- Her rounds of the present tourna- ment 'the American girl had been dropping many more games than the German, who had lost only five in four matches.
Studies in Pleats
A sun-tanned Miss Round came into court with Mlle. Payot attired we will in that garment which agree to call pleated, shorts. Her opponent wore a pleated skirt. ..Miss Round was a clean and courageous winner in returning le opening service of the match. The rest of game Number 1 was made up mainly of those errors, by both players, natural at the be- ginning of a match. But, on bal-, ance, the English girl was on top and encouraged us by, taking the lead at once.
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Service proved at first a positive disadvantage to both players, al- Hough now and then Mile. Payot hit an "ace" that he-man "Ameri- ean need not have regarded with shame. Despite this, both girls lost their wo opening services be- lore the Swiss girl held hers. Then she proceeded to gain a clear lead by breaking through Miss Round again. The Dudley girl did all she knew to prevent that deadly hos- tile forehand from functioning.
Mile, "Payot's backhand is, by comparison. a neat and mild stroke, though usually pretty safë, But when she had her chance on the opposite wing she would send her opponent on a retrieving er- rand into the deep corners and then put the helm hard over.
Largely because her own back- hand steadied as the match went on. Miss Round was able to suc- ceed in this tractical duel,
From 2 down she won four games in sequence for the opening set.
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Miss Round hit with great power and control on both wings, occa- Jonally serving a clear "ace" and cutting down her errors to almost nothing. Mlie. Payot loves to at- tack; Miss Round found the value of the old military dictum that the son of the counter-attack...
defence is the
Dazzling Forehand In the second set Miss Round won the first three. games, the third also after fighting back from Jove-40. A couple of rare errors
U. S. BASEBALL
Giants And Cubs Share Points
New York," July 17. The National League baseball games were resumed to-day when the New York Glants and Chicago Cubs engaged th a double-header, each side winning one game.
The following were the results:
National League
Chicago
R. H. E. 0 37
5 6 0
bit
Terry and Parmelee
New York
homers for New York.
Chicago
2
&
1
New York
1 7
0
3t. Louis
6 14
2
Brooklyn
0
7 10 Len Koenecke homered for winner; Jim" Collins and Joe Medwick for the losers
Cincinnati
Philadelphia
4
7
7 2 12 1
C. Duvis homered. C. Davies pitched.
American League
Boston Chicago
€ 10
1
2
-6.2
Washington Detroit
6
2
4 10
1
Saltzgarer homered for De-
troit.
New York
58
2
Cleveland
0 13 17 Knickerbocker homered for: New York,
Philadelphia
4 9 2
St. Louis
11 0 Johnson. Foxx and Higgins homered for Philadelphia.-- Reuter.
LOCUSTS STILL
·ACTIVÉ
Ninety-Five Towns Infested
HONG KONG DAILY PRESS, THURSDAY, JULY 19, 1934.
LAWN BOWLS
K.B.G.C. Team For Saturday
The following have been selected to represent the Howloen Bowling
Green
their Club in matches on Saturday.
league
LEAGUE TENNIS
BIG GOLF BET WON
HOME
C.C.C. Beat Kowloon Docks
Playing off their postponed match in the "C" Division, the Craigengower defeated the Kow- 'loon Docks by eight sets to one, First Team v. Kowloon Dock at at Happy Valley yesterday, Kowloon Dock:-
J. Watson, A. S. Russell, J. E. Budding. L. Guy (skip).
P. T Farrell, J. S. Logan, B. Hall, W. Macfarlane (Skip).
R. Duncan, V. Petherick, S. Randle, W. S. Drake (Skip).
Second Team v. IR.C. at Kow- loon B.G.C.
..
"J. L. Tetley. C. L. Fartner, J. Rodger, J. G. Meyer (Skip).
H F. Stoneham, C. B. Hosking. W. E. Hale, H, H. Rose (Skip).
J. Macdonald, F. V. Searle, J. G. Charlton G. E. F. Thompson (skip)...
CIVIL SERVICE TEAM
The following have been select- ed to play for C.S.C.C. 2nd in their league, matches on Saturday, July
2 against H.K. Football Club, at HK. Football Club.
Scores:-
J. P. White and G. H. White
(Kowloon Docks)
lost to H. Howard' and A, B.
Hamson
loat to W. Howard and D.
Leonard
lost to F. Zimmern and T.
Locke
0-8
2-3
1-8
10 Rounds In 889 Strokes
(Special Air Mail Service)
London, July 4, Capt. George Morria awali- known sportenaï, and a member of the Devonshire, Crockford's-and öthen London' clubs, has won hila } wager of $800 that he would play ten rounds of golf within twenty- four hours in leas than 900 strokes. writes a correspondent, ...
I saw him accomplish this amaz- ing feat on the Walmer and Kingsdown course near Deal, to-
kay
C. E. Millard and A. Duncan
(Kowloon Docks)
lost to Howard and Hadison beat Howard and Leonard lost to Zimmern and Locke A. E. Pearson and W. Tillers
(Kowloon Docks) ...
1-6
6-4
2-8
The number of strokes taken was 389 and the time occupied, includ ing stops, was 17hr 20min.... "The | teu rounds were as follow: 86, 85, 94, 86, 88, 84, 97, 95, 85, 97.
3-4
lost to Howard and Hamson lost to Howard and Leonard lost to Zimmern and Locke
The event occasioned snormous
interest in West-end sporting cir- 1-6. ales and a sum of aver £2,000 in Capt. 5-7 bets has changed hands.
Morris, an international contract bridge player and a brother of H.
G. Gunn. E. W. Hamlition, LEAGUE POINTS
Lockhart, L. Luck (Skip).
H. Major, B. Williams, J. Purvis,
H. R. Wood (Sklp)
J. Gellatley, C, Champelovler, H. Westlake, R. R. Davies (Skip).
Kowloon Games
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"Only "two games in the Open Lawn Bowls Championships were played in Kowloon yesterday, E. G. Post defeating R. A. C. Basto 21 shots to 16 in the Open Singles Championship at Kowloon Docks, while. A. Chapman and J. Fraser
FOR S.C.A.A.
Fixture
Postponed
at King's Park
Playing their postponed fixture at King's Park, yesterday, the zouth China Athletic Association's "C" Division League tennis tear
M Morris, the former Essex cric- ket captain, is well-built man.
CRICKET ORDERS FOR NEW
SHIPPING
Australians And
Yorks Draw
London, July 17, Four County cricket matches und the meeting besween the Ar australarıs ana *** Yorkshire Shemeid were among the further uxtures conduded to-day.
Yorkshire drew with the Aus- tralians, the full scores being as follows:- --
Big Programme By P. & 0.
(Special Air Mall Service;
London, July 4. It is understood that the P. & O. Steam Navigation group is con- templating. placing substantial orders for new shipping.
Funds for this purpose have neen provided by the sale to an important City group, headed by
Yorkshire: 340 (Leyland 34, A B. Sellars 104) and 157 (Wood 59).
Australiana: 343 D. G. Bradman] 140, W. M. Woodful 54, Bowes Baring Bros, of 1,500,000 Ordinary for 1003 and 28 for i.
County Matebes
shares in William Cory and Son held by P. & O. and some of its
At Blackheath, Kent beat Surrey subsidiaries. by 4 wicket's.
Surrey: 240 and 355 (Gregory 104, Freeman 8 for 136).
Kent: 182 and 416 for 5 (Woolley 133).
At Taunton, Lancashire secured first innings points from Somerset, Lancashire: 131 for 8 dec. (Wat- son 178, Iddon 174)
181 for 3.
Somerset: 431 J. Lee 101). At Worksop. Nottingham secur-
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At the current market price of Wm. Cory shares, the amount in- volved in the deal is between £5.000.000 and £6,000.000. A pub- lie lasue of the shares will be made.
The disposal of the holding will not affect the long-standing re- lations between the P. & O, sroup and Wm. Cory and Son.
The announcement, writes a City, correspondent, is of great import-
38 years of age. He has a golfed first innings points from Worance to the "shipping and ship- handienp of 10 and lives in a bouse facing the eighteenth Falr-
way.
Hatless and weaning grey fan- nals and an open-necked sports shirt, Capt. Morris began his task, which really amounted to a test of physical endurance, at 4 &... when visibility did not extend be- yond 50yds.
Many Missed Putts
The first hole is 31yds, and his opening drive disappeared in thei direction of midoff. The ball was
cestershire,
Notts: 540 (Keeton 223). Worcester: 285.·
At Neath, Glamorgan secured first innings points from Essex.
"Glamorgan: 293 and 232 for 4 dec, (Dyson 104 not out).·
Essex: 184 and 182 for 4-Reuter.
KAMIS BEATEN -
won their Pairs Championship en- defeated the Central British Asso-found, and his next shot, player In Singapore Tennis
counter against N. M. Currie and
7. F. Lunny by 34 shots to 15 on the Club de Recreio greens.
Fincher Beaten
elation by 7 sets to 1.
with 'a
gger, was only
a yard
F. Angus and J. J. Ferguson from the fog. Capt. Morris missed were the only losing pair to take the putt; indeed, had his putting a set off the winners. Scores fol-been reasonably stund his aggregate score for the rounds would have been many strokes, less.
low:
On the Civil Service green, F. V. V. Ribeiro beat E. C. Fincher. by 21-15. The winner led all the way and the match lasted 24 heads.
D. Rymjahn beat L Luck at the Police Recreation Club by 8 shots. the match lasting 22 heads. Luck made a promising start but fell off half way.
Manila, July 14. JACKIE BROWN
Ninety-six towns in 15 provinces are still infested with locusts, ac- cording to a report submitted yes- terday by Dr. Manuel L. Roxas, di- rector of plant industry, to the de- partment of agriculture and com- merce. As many as 1,800 hectares are covered by the infestation, no provinces and only seven towns. have been entirely freed.
However, the whole locust situa- the in- tion is not as serious as festation for the same period of time last year, according to Dr. Roxas. He said that last year 240
Spends Night In
Cell
(Special Air Mall Service).
London, July 4" The world's fly-weight boxing champion, Jackie Brown (24), who Uves at Bramhall, Cheshire and,
late surrendered
to a
warrant
Wong and F. N. Wong (S.CA.A.)
beat N. Whiteley and R.
Blythe .......
beat F. Angus and J. J. Fer-
guson ......
beat G. Gurevitch and J.
King
H. K. Ho and K, F. Lui
(S.C.A.A.)
C. K. Kwok and C. N., Tsang
(S.C.A.A.)
I walked a few holes with Capt. Morris, and was struck with ols amazing fitness. After three rounds 6-0 played without stepping be adjourn
ed for half an hour's rest, and 8-2 partook of three eggs beaten up in
6-2
milk.
Championships
"Singapore, July 10, Lim Bong Soo and Chia Leong Leong will ineet in the bual of the singapore Lawn Tennis Champion ship at the padang on Thursday.
building industries. To the form- er it indicates the hopes of the P. & O group of an Improvement in international trade: to the latter it offers prospects of increasing activity.
ADMIRAL LORD READING
Old Ceremony At The Grand Court Of The Cinque Ports
(Special Air Mail Service)
Londen, July 4 With all the customary · rites. Lord Reading was to-day duly in'- - stalled as Lord Warden ́ ́ana-Ad- miral of the Cinque Ports at a grand court of Shepway held in the grounds of Dover College.
The office ant the ceremony date back many centuries of Eng- lish history.
Lord Reading is believed to be
either had anuen difficulty in ting through, their seminnais yesterday, Bong Soo beating Loon Cheng 6-2, 6-2, and Choon Leong the 158th occupant of the office It was only after completing the disposing of Kamis, the poputal in succession, but whereas in the sixth round that Capt. Morris
hitle Mulay player by 6-0, 6-4. olden days the Cinque Ports fur troubled to chang: his sheen. He
Leon Chong tried to make a nished ships and men to' defend then took lunch, consisting of let-fight of it, but he found Bong Soo the coast and in return were tuce and ginger beer.
beat Whitley and Blythe... beat Angus and Ferguson... beat Gurevitch and King...
5-1
7-5
6-2
spare,"
beat Whitley and Blythe... lost to Angus and Ferguson drew with Gurevitch and
King
6-1
4-6
6-6
yay for
unshaken and steady no matter granted. many special privileges. I feel just a little weary," he confessed, but i have no doubt how much he tried to force the the old "wooden walis" have made drednought and sub- I shall succeed with lots to pace. Bong Soo lost the opening game but be took the next two.
marines and most of the privileges Loon Chong drew oven at two games However, after the eighth round"
all but Bong Soo established the have disappeared.
wore Lord Reading
the full signs of weariness became apparead again and Loon Chong was ent, and Capt. Morris had his first
unable to snatch one more game dress uniform of the Admiral of stllant.
out of the remaining four.
the Cinque Pörts.
Capt. Morria walked 40 miles. He used the same ball for Ave rounds, and then decided it was to have a new one. Eliy
Again in the second "set Loon Chong tried to hustle the champion but without success Bong Soo face of it. Practically every game
PRIVY COUNCILquipment consisted of eight clubs the first but he wok the next three
lost the second game after winning went to deuce,
AND
PIRATES
..
In the second set Kamis was the -driver, spoon, No, e iron, No. 4
Loon Chong then (won a } fresher of the two and it looken irou, jigger, Rashie, mashie-nib in a row.
as though he might have a chance game but lost the next two lick and putter..
Choon Long in Form
of winning through if he could Kamis appeared to be suffering fores Choon Leong into a thiru from a bad attack of stage fright set. He steadied up and in the when he faced the veteran Chua arst four games his driving and Choon Leong.
strong back-hand work BAW biu through to lead, by three games to one."
On June 16: last at Stoke Poges.. Capt. R. F.. H. Norman, of the The time rounds in 960 strokes, occupied was 16 hours, the player' waiking 45 miles.
municipalities and 5,000 hectares on Monday night appeared at the K.C. Quotes A Trial Portland Club, 20complished ten
were infested. The swarms this Manchester City Police Court yes- year tre not dense and devasta-terday charged with an assault
ting. Little damage to crops has been reported.
Dr. Roxas sald that efforts are being made to cope with the pre- ported.
The provinces which received the worst infestations are Samar, 509 Lectares: Capiz, 470 hectares: Mas- bate: 342 hectares: and Leyte, 316
hectares.
In
However, due to lack of facilities "transportation, reports from some provinces like Cotabato and Samar are ofter delayed.
Dr. Gonzalo Merino, chier 'of the plant sanitation division of the bureau, who is now supervising the cost her the fourth. In hammer-locust control work, wired yester- ing home the next game Miss
day that conditions in Albay and Round showed every sign of going Sorsogon are no longer alarming. on from atrength to strength,
He is going to the Camarines pro- vinces to-day to supervise the work there.
In the following one she flung one dazzling forehand on to the chalk of the baseline, and follow- ed this up with a service" "ace." She was as light of foot is a fawn, and often achieved the apparently Impossible.
In the seventh game-leading 1-Miss Round was within two points of the match. The end was delayed. In the next game two more match points came her way, but she needed only one of them. Mlle. Payot put a fairly easy drive half way up the net.
Miss Ferry Scriven
Choir ΟΠ Louis Tarchman. of Street, Lower Broughton, Manches- ter.
Brown pleaded not guilty, and was remanded until Friday on ball of £40.
It
Of 1696:
(Special Air Mali Service)
Lonuụn, July 4. ine problem of wheter roobery of piracy Assential reature was further
argued before Judicial Committee of the Privy Council yesterday.
be
the
VALLEY GOLF
Adamson Cup Competition
Trachman was treated at the Jewish Hospital, Manchester, for
New Road on Saturday night, and
the injuries after an incident in Bury
Returning a card of 85-14-71, question arose out of the following morning, a warrant
trial of a number of Chinese at T. D. Paton qualified for the July was issued for Brown's arrest.
Hong Kong for piracy. They competition of the Adamion Cup was not served until Monday night, chased and fired on Chinese at Happy Valley, played between when Brown walked Into the Wit-cargo vessel, but a British warship July 6 and 17 There were 20 worth Street Police Station, where cervened. "
Entries. They were found guilty when he was placed in a cell and re-
This singles and foursomes.com- mained there until he was taken charged before a judge and jury retitions at Happy Valley are now Dut, on appeal to a court composed
into court."
He was then charged," that he "did" unlawfully assault and beat Tarchman on July 1."
The only evidence given yester- day was by Warrant Officer Bate- man, who sald Brown surrendered himself the previous night, and In answer to the charge said "Not
course, applies to Miss Scriven; who guilty." won the first set at 8-3.
Miss Hartigan did not seem ner- vous for very long. She lost her opening service game but took Miss Scriven's and then held on to her own for à 2-1 lead. Miss Scriven won the next four games. Two double faults at that stage spolit her chance of ending the set immediately. She did so, however, Her op in the following game. ponent was considerate enough to hit her drive, at a vital point, a yard over the side-line.
As an exhibition of stroke play the tennis on neither side of the net could compare with that seen,
Entitled to Aik for Ball Mr. J. Tafe (defending) sald he had no questions to ask, and he had no objection to a remand ex- cept that Brown had spent the night in the cells, and he thought he was entitled to ask for ball.
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of two judges in Hong Kong, the in progress. Competitors should latter decided that the crime" of note that all dates for closing of piracy had not been committed, a cach, round have been put on 14 there was no robbery.
cays. Should the course again be unit for play, times may be fur ther extended.
the
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The Attorney-General (Sir Thomas Inskip, K.C.) appeared to argue that robbery was not a necessary ingredient of the crine of piracy. Sir Leslie Scott, - K.C, (for the Secretary of State for the the King v. Dawson in 1896. Sir Colonies) appeared to urge the con- Charles Hedges, charging the grand trary.
jury, at that trial, sald piracy was The Judicial Committee hearing only à ea term for robbery.
matter was composed of the Sir Leslie Scott quoted definitions Lord Chancellor (Viscount San of piracy in other trials, including key). Lord Atkin, Lord Tomlin, the case of, the Mngailan, pirates. Lord Macmillan, and Lond Wrigat.in 1833, and said writers on the British Definition of Piracy Common Law and on the law of Sir Leslie Scott quoted from anatión universally defined piracy judgment of Lord. Blackburn, who according to the law of nations stated there were offences called as robbery upon the reas
The Lord Chancellor (to piracy by the law of some countries which were not piracy by the laws Leslie Scott): Take a čase where
persons board of nationa
a ship and kill According to the Criminal Law everyone, but leave without stealing of England every British subject anything; isn't that piracy?
Bir Leslie Scott said from bla was deemed to be a pirate who gare aid or comfort upon the sea argument it followed that that to the King's operico during would not be piracy, according to war, or transported slaves on the the laws of nations. high seas
Sir
Mr. Cyril Simons (prosecuting for Tarchman) said he had no ob- jection to ball and Brown was remanded until Friday on bail in To come a relatively unknown
one surety of £20 and his own player to English on bokers
surety of £20. Ball was immedi newly on to a show court for a
ately forthcoming, and Brown, who "quarter anal" is an ordeal for
looked very tired, was released. Miss Joan Hartigan, any player.
Tarchman, who was to court, only 19 and playing Miss Peggy
had his head bandaged and his :Scriven, had to fact it to-day. Per-
haps to that fact, was due the in the Round-Payot match. It right ear was particularly heavily double fault with which she open-Jacked grace, and appeared. ordin- covered.
ary by comparison Nor had it Mr Henry Fleming, Brown's But this law could not be en-xhot below the water line and sunk, ed the match. She holds her rac-
even the prosaic virtue of accuracy. manager; Mr. Dave Lumiansky, forced against, foreigners unless but nothing stolen from it, would ket with the so-called Australian
Sir Leelle Scott replied that the grip, and uses the site face for Onee Misscriven;" in rushing his manager abroad; and Mr Jackey wore, pirates according to the not that be piracy!
on both wings, wide out for a ball, tumbled fall Madde boxing manager at Belle law of nations,
The earliest recorded case in the authorities seemed to agres that hitting her shots
a linesman's chair. Vue where Brown has won English Courts in which the orlime there must be robbery before there The forehand is a shrewed blow length near
other not early so she was done the worse for the many of his fights, were also pre- of piracy wording of the law of could be piracy, according to the Indeed, the
nations was defined, was that of law of nations. same, comments of a tall, vodu i Og good.
.sent.
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Lord Atkin: Or if a ship were
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He tried to force matters, but Choon Leong was easily his supe rior at the net and he beat Kamis with well placed half-volleys al- Choon Leong drew loved at three most every time the Malay tried games all and after that his ex- to bring off a winner. Kamis made perience and superior courtcraft the mistake of tempting Choon generally was definitely asserted, Leong by lobbing the ball to him. Kamis made a stand when the for the Chinese made full use of games were five-three in favour of such openings to bring his forceful Choon Leong, and a strong base- overhead shots into play, and line duel ended In his favour. Kamis was nearly always unable to recover.
With the score 3-4 against him, Kamis still had a fighting chance, Though he took the first set with but Choon Leong made certain of which Karits out the loss of a single game, Choon" the other game in
a time. would appear. the drives. Leong did not have quite a easy failed to get up to his side-line
on
SPALDING
KRO-
FLITE
GOLF BALL
Lasts till it's
Lost!
BRITISH OPEN CHAMPIONSHIP
AMERICAN OPEN CHAMPIONSHIP
MAANADIAN OPEN CHAMPIONSHIP
AUSTRALIAN OPEN CHAMPIONSHIP ['fare 'included amongst the many other successes méhlevad" with
Spalding Balls. during 1931, ford ke tan
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